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@meer 4THOMAS A. CAMPBELL; 0E NEW YOEKQN.' Y.

' Letters Pareri No. 74,300, dared February 11, 4186s.

IMPROVEMENT 1N MACHINE Eon oILme woor..

Iro wHoM 1r MAY concluent:`

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. CAMPBELL,4 of vtheicity, county, vand State of lNew- York, haveinventcd an Improvement on a. Machine for Applying Oil or other Liquid to Wool or other Material, in the process of manufacture, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had'to the .accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.l

' Figure 1 is a general plan Vof the working parts.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the geared end. Figure 3 is a transverse cross-section.r Similar letters of reference indicate likeparts. A represents a brush securedto the shaft B, which hassuitable bearings, 'C Q, in the frame D D. A rapid revolving motion is imparted to the brush A, by means of power applied to thel pulleyE," which is secred -to the shaft B. v Y

In a machine for oiling wool, for which Letters-Patent, numbered 51,891, were granted me, January 2, 186,6, I make use cfa revolvingl brush for the purpose of distributing the oil, and I'make useof the same in this improvement, as above described. l I i F represents a hollow cylinder, secured to theshaft G- G, which has suitable hearings, H H, inthe frame D D. The cylinder F is placed in such relation to the shaft B, to which is secured the"brus h A, that iu each revolution of said shaft the ends f the bristles of Vsaid brush are brought in contact with a portion of the sur# 'face of the cylinder F. The point of contact is.l shown in iigs. -1 and 3. A slow revolvingV motion is impartedv to the cylinder F by means of its connection with the'shaft B, through the worm4 I, secured to said'shat't, the gear J' and worm'K securedto theV short shaft which has suitable'bearings, M M, on: the frameD D, and `the gear N secured to the shaft Gr G, which revolves the cylinder F.

O represents a tankfc'ontainingf oil, or such liquid as may be immersed, and as said cylinderrevolves, a portion of theliquidiscarried up onitss'urf'ace to the point of con` tactwiththebrushA. i i Y 'i P represents an adjustable plate, secured tothe sideof the tank O by means ofen-screws, and being pr`ovided with slots for said screws, sc that the plate may be raised or lowered when desired. The upper edge of the plate P is placed ip such relation to thebrush A that, in eachrevolution of' the brush,' the points of its bristles are brought in contact withlsaidedge, and the vliquid' hel-don thebrush is4 thrown ofi' in the, form of tine spray, in a directiop indicated by a a 4in fig. 3. I I l' l i l For the purpose of agitating the liquid contained in the tank O, and preventing a'lsediment'from collecting, a plateor rod, R, is placed in the bottom ofthe tank, and is made td' slide `on the guides S S. i

, The pinsT T are secured to the cylinder `1, and,las the cylinder revolves,they successively act -upon the studs U U, causing the rod-R to move forward until thepins leave the-studs, when it isreturned' to its original position by action of the spring W.

The frame'D D is provided with suitable'stands orfeet, and may be adjusted' tothe feed-table of a cQmber or card, the vent of a picker, or Aany other place where it is necessary tomoiste'n lwool' or other material in the process oi' manufacture.'

b b, in iig. 3, represent the position or. line'in .which the material passes, which isin` process of being moistenedoroiled. v I' .Y

When the machine is placed in the .desredpositiom and `powerapplied to the pulley E, a rapid revolving motion is imparted to the brush A, the cylinder F -revolves slowly in the liquid contained in the :tank O. A portion of said liquid is carried up on the surface of the cylinder to the point of contact with th brush A, where it is licked oil' by the points of the bristles of the brush, and immediately thereafter the bristles strike 'the edge of the adjustable plate P, and the liquid held by them is thrown off, in the form of ne spray, in the direction indicated by a a in'iig. 3, upon the material passing beneath, upon th. line indicated by b b in thc samefgure.A The arrows indicatefthe direction in which the'brush and cylinder revolve. 'v

i The quantity of liquid supplied to the brush Aby the cylinder F is regulated by the speed at which'` said cylinder revolves, and by change of .gearing o n the short shaft and its connections. The speed of the cyl-V inder may be increased or diminished as circumstances may require.

Claim.

I claim the adjustable plate P and rotary brush B, in combination with each other 4and with the hollow cylinder F, operating substantially as describedand for the purposes set forth:

New York, December 26, 1867.

THOMAS A., CAMPBELL.

Witnesses:

CEAS. H. SALMON, JOHN Msenn. i

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